Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-12

near extensive saw-mills. Long trains
loaded with coke fill the side tracks
The city has good gas and electric
lights.
Yet ii is not happy and is strainin9 fol
the grand source of wealth, the crown
ing advantage of ell, namely paturalgss.
1t is only q few days since three com
panies began boring lei town Tor the
purpose of getting o gas we'll. This is
looked forward to by ell as the greatest
cocsa leading SC :As greatest boom that
could come to this region. Think OF
having all houses heated at q cost OF
i've or ten dollars per year, by a clean.
smokeless flame, with no coal, wood or
bother. Think of great engines driven
by gas flame only; of iron furnaces and
foupdries running without coal or coke;
OF houses, shops and streets lighted
practically for nothing. II you hear that
Chattanooga has struck a'good gas we'll,
you can count on her doubling the pop
uiation aud trebling her already high
valuations.
DIR. Miller has returned to Watertown,
int is quite likely to return some day,
erect a nice home on the side of Mission
Ridge and engage in practice. We
walked up over the ridge n day re-
Gently with a basket, reached his straw
harry HaIl ON thu rF,Nthav oiIa orI
picked a fine basketful Of the earliest
fruit. But We missed the steam car OF
the "belt railroad" and had to walk all
the way to town, making about four
miles walk during the afternoon. /
mention this as proof'ot his improve
ment after four weeks of rest and COM
fort in this fowery land. On his Ridge
place he has about four acres in straw
berries, yielding we'll; and the same
ground is also well planted with peach
trees and grape vines, the latter now
blooming for their first crop. From the
lofty top of his land we look down into
the valley of Chiokamsuga creek and
see the little station village of that
name. Turning about, we look oVer the
most magnificent and varied scenery, of
river, city, forest, railroads, steamboats,,
mountains and valleys
Not long ego, in digging q cellar for
one of the new houses on the side of the
Ridge, nine skeletons of rebel soldiers
were exhumed. My southern friend
here said: "If they had only found
them in time, they would have been
now lying in the national cemetery
among the $4,000 graves already msde.'
1 asked how that could be. He said
''Oh! there are plenty of c~onfederstes
buried there and marked as unknown
federals. When five dollars was paid
for each Yankees remains brought in, it
didn't trouble some of the fellows any
to bring in every bundle OF bones they
could dig up, and swear they were all
nnion soldiers"
Miss Davis, called the "daughter Of
the confederaoy," is still here, and many
a reception and german and excursion
has been given in her honor. Some Of
her admirers are utterly foolish about
it; but the moderate people where
board say that they respect her and
admire her as a eeensible, modest, plainly
dressed lady, who has not shown any o.
the silly pride OF birth that these toadiet
| would impress upon her. For my part
l think the enthusiastic champions OF
the dead and decayed lost cause, ar
working off their excitement
in q very harmless way. when
they set Miss Davis up as a politics.
emblem for a select few in the p%olitics
circles to bow down before.
This city boasts of many fine churches
1t is worthy Of remark that the anti
pathy between former union and rebe
elements seems strongest among tn
christians. In business and in societ.
there is apparently no such line drawn
Even the two organizations of uniol
and rebel soldiers can be courteous an
fraternal to some extent. But when W,
examine these great rich churches, w
find a southern Methodist church and
northern Methodist church, between
which there is a great gulf tixed," AM
likewise two Presbyterian churches
divided on the line OF rebel or unioI
proclivities.
They seem in effect to be on each sid
saying to their opponents, "Be are will
ing to trade with you, attend your Per
ties, receptions and picnlcs; we vii
drink, smoke and eat with you. an,
work great real estate schemes with yor
bat in church matters, brethren, pra
excuse us. We cannot humble ourselve
to the extent OF going to the sam
church. We cannot sing with you, con
mune with You or pray with you, for on
presbytery or our general conferenc
won't allow it," a. w. BARBER.
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